7296102

[method and Chip to Expand Pins of the Chip]

PublishedNovember 13, 2007
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7 claims

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1. A method of expanding pins of a chip for using first interface of a first chip to transfer pins of a second interface of the first chip to a second chip, comprising: encoding a second interface command transmitted by a second interface of a first chip into a first interface command, wherein the first interface command can be transmitted by a first interface of the first chip; and receiving the encoded first interface command and decoding the first interface command into the second interface command, wherein the first interface command is received by a second chip so that pins of the second chip can transmit the second interface command.

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2. The method of expanding pins of a chip of claim 1 , wherein the first chip is a DVD or VCD player chip, wherein the first chip comprises: a core logic; a multiplexer; a controller, coupled to the core logic and the multiplexer, adapted for receiving a command from the core logic to transmit a first interface command; a command encoder, coupled to the core logic and the multiplexer, adapted for receiving a second interface command and encoding the second interface command into the first interface command; and an arbitrator, coupled to the core logic and the multiplexer, adapted for controlling the multiplexer and selectively transmitting the first interface command of the controller or the command encoder.

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3. The method of expanding pins of a chip of claim 1 , wherein the first interface is an address/data bus.

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4. A chip for expanding pins of a chip, comprising: a core logic; a multiplexer; a controller, coupled to the core logic and the multiplexer, adapted for receiving a command from the core logic to transmit a first interface command; a command encoder, coupled to the core logic and the multiplexer, adapted for receiving a second interface command and encoding the second interface command into the first interface command; and an arbitrator, coupled to the core logic and the multiplexer, adapted for controlling the multiplexer and selectively transmitting the first interface command of the controller or the command encoder.

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5. The chip for expanding pins of a chip of claim 4 , wherein the core logic is an audio/video player logic.

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6. The chip for expanding pins of a chip of claim 4 , wherein the controller is a memory controller.

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7. The chip for expanding pins of a chip of claim 4 , wherein the first interface command is a memory access command.

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November 13, 2007

Inventors

Yu-Cheng Nieh
Han-Liang Chou

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